This new quintet shares a musical history that stretches back over a decade and features some of the most exciting and distinctive rising stars from London’s vibrant jazz scene: trumpeter James Copus (Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra), pianist Will Barry (Jasper Hoiby’s Qualia), bassist Joe Downard (NYJO) and drummer Jay Davis (Dave Drake, Big Bad Wolf). Taking its compositional cue from an Anglo-American range of influences including Kneebody, Ambrose Akinmusire and Kenny Wheeler, the group displays a spirit of openness and interaction grounded in its members’ close musical relationships, while blurring the boundary between written and improvised music, and balancing harmonic curiosity with melodic impact.‘A fantastic young talent’ – Helen Mayhew, Jazz FM‘Incredible young lion of the tenor sax’ – Gareth Lockrane‘One to watch in 2016’ – JazzWise